Dollar seems sturdy versus Asian baskets
Jun 09, 2015 10:12 am UTC| Insights & Views
Weve already flagged the fall through export sector and how this will bolster efforts by Asian policymakers to encourage currency weakness through various channels including direct intervention, rate cuts, or more direct...
Asian emerging economies under stress against dollar
Jun 09, 2015 10:07 am UTC| Insights & Views
The Fed cycle could prove particularly stressful for Asian EM this time around if US rates were to rise whilst Asian export growth were contracting as a consequence of the slowdown in China. Asian currencies risk has been...
Jun 09, 2015 09:07 am UTC| Insights & Views
UK trade deficit got reduced significantly in April on the back lower imports of goods, while services exports remained high. Key highlights - The UKs deficit on trade in goods and services was estimated to have been...
Weak Chinese inflation calls for more aggressive action from PBOC
Jun 09, 2015 08:33 am UTC| Insights & Views
Peoples Bank of China (PBOC) since late last year has been providing policy stimulus, however that so far yielded no significant turnaround of weakening Chinese economy. Latest inflation reading showed inflation moved...
Delta hedging on At-The-Money calls of EUR/USD
Jun 09, 2015 08:09 am UTC| Insights & Views
Wholesale inventories in US are expected to increase by 0.4% MoM in April from 0.1% in March.The main event this week though is the release of retail activity on Thursday.The Fed will be in a lockout period most of this...
Jun 09, 2015 08:01 am UTC| Insights & Views
Primary goal of Swiss National Banks (SNB) monetary policy is to maintain price stability, however evidence indicate that SNB is failing its goal for consecutive years putting serious doubts on SNBs credibility as well as...
European Bond’s uproar seems to matter much on derivatives markets
Jun 09, 2015 07:19 am UTC| Insights & Views
How much would you think that rate and FX liquidity worsen as the bond market sell-off extends?The huge European bond selloff in 2015 so far that has already wiped out $300 billion from the market, according to options...
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